He just won’t go away. William Shatner, aka Capt. James T. Kirk, aka T.J. Hooker, aka Denny Crane, aka Big Giant Head is this year’s host of the Juno Awards.

The 80-year-old actor is nothing if not resilient, sort of like Betty White. Just when you think their careers are spent, they reappear in different contexts.

Shatner made his critics eat their words when he won two Emmy Awards for Boston Legal and The Practice. His 14 years as a pitchman for travel website Priceline , portraying a pompous version of himself, basically saved his career and put millions in stock options for the firm into his bank account.

A business graduate of McGill University in Montreal, Shatner received an honorary doctor of letters from the school last year. However, the university has steadfastly refused to rename the student activity centre the “Shatner Building,” by which it’s affectionately known on campus.

This year’s Junos are on April 1 from Scotiabank Place, home of the Ottawa Senators hockey team. The awards will be telecast on CTV.

One of the multiple nominees is rock band, Hedley, which performs at Windsor’s WFCU Centre, March 3. Hedley is nominated in four categories, including group of the year and the Juno Fan Choice Award.

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